Ararahih'urípih
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by William Bright and Susan Gehr (© Karuk Tribe)

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iihvúnaa brush dance, a healing dance for sick children; White people's dance

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #1645 | revised Nov 11 2014

iihvúnaa • N • brush dance, a healing dance for sick children; White people's dance

Literally: 'plural dancing'

Derivation:  ih-vunaa-a
dance-PL-DEVERB

Derivative (1)
arará'iihvunaa "brush dance"

Source: WB 416.2, p.336

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  1. xás tá kunímuusti pa'iihvúnaa.
    And they watched the dance.
    Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full text